The number of entanglements in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab gear this year is likely higher than just the four confirmed ...

The already-shortened 2023-2024 Dungeness crab season in the Bay Area and central California will come to an end early, in little more than a week. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials ...

Commercial fishing is one the most dangerous occupations in the U.S., characterized by hazardous working conditions, ...

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

No Dungeness crabs on the table this Christmas - and that's becoming par for the course in the industry. The crabbing season ...

This week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife completed its assessment of the Monterey Bay, finding that there are not enough humpback whales in the area to warrant the stoppage of the ...

The endangered whales are moving on. It's safe for San Francisco fishermen to catch Dungeness crab again. Commercial fishing ...

COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON WILL CLOSE EARLY THIS SEASON. ALL CRAB FISHERIES IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF SONOMA WILL SHUT DOWN ON APRIL 8TH. CRAB SEASON AN INCREASE OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN CRABBING ...

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps ...

The Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season can begin Jan. 5, state officials announced Friday, now that many of the ...

The U.S. state of California will open the central section of its coast to commercial Dungeness crab fishers on 5 January ...

CDFW is also lifting the temporary recreational crab trap restriction beginning Jan. 2, 2026, at 8:01 a.m., between the California/Oregon border and Cape Mendocino (40°10’ N. latitude) and between the ...